Christ of the Abyss (Cristo degli Abissi)

The site lies inside the deep, north-cut bay of San Fruttuoso, whose cove opens to the south toward the open Ligurian Sea. The Portofino promontory and steep headlands fully shelter the landward sectors (N, NE, NW, E) from the Tramontana, so the bay is calm in most conditions. The open swell window is S-SSW-SW, straight down the cove: the Libeccio (SW) and Scirocco/Ostro (S-SE) have the longest fetch and push swell in cleanly. The western flank (WSW-W) is only partly shielded by the headland, so a hard Libeccio wraps in from that side as well.